Tuesday, July 22, 2014

While we're on the subject of pollinators, this cut-leaf coneflower is also drawing a big crowd...

The clasping heliotrope is always a big crowd pleaser...

Crinums!

phlox and swallowtail

joe pye and swallowtail

Lantana and tiger swallowtail

Sassafras drupes... just before the mocking birds and brown thrashers ate them... took very little time to completely strip the tree... They made quite a racket... swooping in and grabbing fruit seemingly in mid-flight!

bird in sassafras tree....

Flat woods plum (Prunus umbellata)

These plums look mouth-watering... But... they aren't good until the tree drops them... If you're into brushing the sand off them... they aren't bad.

White rose of sharon...

Finally... a new section of the veg garden... caged tomatoes, watermelons, and glass gem corn showing.

About Me

Gardens in the sand is an exploration of xeriscape gardening.
With much of the state declared a disaster area due to the drought of 2011, dryland natives assume an ever greater role in an unwatered sandhill garden.